Careers
Careers Provision
Careers Lead
Mrs Antwi - Careers Lead
Telephone: 01707 650702 ext 266
Email: antwis@chancellors.herts.sch.uk
At Chancellor’s, our careers programme is embedded into all stages of a student’s academic journey. We work in accordance with the Gatsby Benchmarks and aim to give all of our students the best possible chance to succeed in their future careers.
The majority of our students choose to follow the route of Sixth Form before moving onto Higher Education, with many of those applying to university looking to attend a Russell Group institution. However, there are many different paths into the world of work and we ensure that we prepare all students for their next steps. Apprenticeships, Degree Apprenticeships and Further Education at local colleges all feature within the programme for Careers provision at Chancellor’s.
The Gatsby Benchmarks
The purpose of the Gatsby Benchmarks was to help students to look beyond the classroom and understand enough about the work of work to know what skills they would need to succeed. Good career guidance, according to the Benchmarks, helps students to make informed decisions about their futures. At Chancellor’s we fully embrace this approach to careers guidance. Further detail can be found here Good Career Guidance - The Benchmarks
Who we work with:
Services For Young People
We work closely with Services for Young People to provide all students with personalised careers guidance.
Services for Young People provides youth work projects and programmes, information, advice, guidance, work related learning, outdoor education and support for young people aged 13-19 (to 24 for young people with learning disabilities).
For young people leaving care, support is provided to the age of 21.
A Personal Adviser is available for appointments at school every Wednesday for impartial information, advice and guidance, supporting futures, options and next steps.
Appointments can be requested via Form Tutors or Head of Year.
Drop in sessions are also available on a Wednesday lunchtime.
Services for Young People also assist us with our work experience provision for Year 10 and Sixth Form students. Further information and the Own Placement Form can be found here:
The Careers and Enterprise Company
The Enterprise Adviser Network – programme. This is a free provision managed locally by Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to support us to achieve all 8 Gatsby Benchmarks by August 2020 – a target set by Department for Education in their Careers Strategy (Dec 2017). We have been matched with David Brewer of the NHS to help us to work towards the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks. Meetings take place on a regular basis to discuss progress.
Further information about The Careers and Enterprise Company can be found here: Careers and Enterprise
Careers Programme
A number of events, integrated into the school careers programme, will offer providers an opportunity to come into the school to speak to students and/or their parents/carers:
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Year 7 |
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National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) & National Careers Week (NCW) Focus |
Work Shadowing Day |
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Year 8 |
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) & National Careers Week (NCW) Focus |
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Unifrog |
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How to Thrive (Future Planning) |
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Student Services |
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Fast Tomato (Career Guidance) |
First Aid NHS Training |
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Year 9 |
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) & National Careers Week (NCW) Focus |
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Unifrog |
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Options evening |
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Subject Taster Assemblies |
Work Experience Launch |
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Hertfordshire Skills Framework Session |
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Careers Day Bespoke Employer Talks |
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Year 10 |
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) & National Careers Week (NCW) Focus |
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Unifrog |
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Access to a Careers Advisor |
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Careers Day Bespoke Employer Talks |
Mock Interviews |
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Labour Market Information input session |
Work Experience Week |
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Generation Hertsmere Careers Fair |
Generation WelHat Careers Fair |
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Year 11 |
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) & National Careers Week (NCW) Focus |
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Unifrog |
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Access to a Careers Advisor |
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Alternative Post-16 Library Resources |
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Careers Assemblies (University, College, STEM Careers, Apprenticeships and NCS) |
ELSA Careers Day (Bespoke talks and workshops from employers and apprenticeship providers leading to individual work placements) |
Sixth Form Sign Up Interview (August) |
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Sixth Form Open Evening and Subject Taster Sessions |
Sixth Form Application interview to discuss pathway |
Sixth Form Induction Day (Discussion on how to organise Work Experience) |
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Generation Hertsmere Careers Fair |
Bespoke small group individualised provision |
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Year 12 |
NAW & NCW Focus |
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Unifrog |
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Access to a Careers Advisor |
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University and Alternative Further Education Library Resources |
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Registration Careers Input (University Open Days, Apprenticeships, Summer Schools, Taster Days) |
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Visiting Professionals from industry (small group bespoke sessions) |
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Russell Group raising aspirations group mentoring |
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Signposting to webinars, work experience and other opportunities |
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Learn to Live Performance and Seminar |
First Aid Training |
UCAS Day (Understanding the application process) |
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Year 13 |
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) & National Careers Week (NCW) Focus |
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Unifrog |
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Access to a Careers Advisor |
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University and Alternative Further Education Library Resources |
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Registration Careers Input (University Open Days, Apprenticeships, Summer Schools, Taster Days) |
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Signposting to webinars, work experience and other opportunities |
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Visiting Professionals from industry (small group bespoke sessions) |
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Russell Group raising aspirations group mentoring |
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Oxbridge, University and Work Interview Preparation |
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Various ad hoc events will be ongoing.
The school’s next review of the information published is February 2023.
Useful Links
Sixth Form - Work Experience Template Email
Careers Planning
www.hopinto.co.uk - Employment and other opportunities in Hertfordshire
www.icould.com - Short videos of people in work
www.careersbox.co.uk - Short videos of people in work
www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk - Information about careers in the NHS
www.futuremorph.org - Careers in science and maths
www.getintoteaching.education.gov.uk - Careers in education
www.nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/home - Careers information and research tool
www.allaboutcareers.com - Careers information and research tool
University
www.ucas.com - University research tool and applications
www.russelgroup.ac.uk - Top 24 Universities in the UK
www.gov.uk/student-finance - Student Finance information
Apprenticeships
www.apprenticeships.gov.uk - Apprenticeship information
www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Apprenticeship research and application
www.amazingapprenticeships.com - Apprenticeship information and talks
Parent Guide to Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship Information - Parent Pack
